JUNE. 209 
PENTANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
COROLLIFLORZ. CONVOLVULACE. 
CONVOLVULUS. (Brypweep.) 
Generic Character. Calyx five-cleft. Corolla bell-shaped, 
lying open and flat at the upper part. Seed-vessel of two or three 
cells, each having one or two seeds. 
There are three species, two flowering now, one later; but 
I will mention them together. They derive their names 
from the habit of entwining amongst other plants. 
ConvoLvuLus aRvENSIS. Small Bindweed. A well known 
and pretty trailing plant, found on banks, roadsides, and in 
corn-fields, in light soil. Leaves arrow-shaped. Flowers 
rather small, pink, and striped with rose-colour. It is fre- 
quently found climbing up the wheat-stalk, and hanging its 
pretty blossoms in profusion. 
CoNVOLVULUS SOLDANELLA. Sea-side Bindweed. F¥re- 
quent in sandy places by the sea. Flowers few, but large 
and rose-coloured. Stem prostrate; leaves kidney-shaped 
and fleshy. 
CoNnVOLVULUs SEPIUM. Great Bindweed. An elegant plant. 
Its large pure white blossom being very conspicuous in the 
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